When France intervenes militarily in an Arab state, in the words of Dr. Emmett Brown from Back To The Future, “this is heavy”. And I think it’s the right decision, too. Couple of questions, though. How will it all end? Will we do this every five minutes?

The Egyptians have demonstrated a clear desire for democracy and this could have important consequences not just for their country, or even the Middle East. The Egyptians might just save democracy itself.